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Re: Reno report

Posted by TonyD on Thu Sep 12, 2002 02:59:26 PM

In reply top Reno report posted by Chuck on Wed Sep 11, 2002 10:40:32 PM

Thanx very much for the report Chuck and please keep them coming as I am the wrong side of the Atlantic. One day I may make it to the races.

: The Air Races are a very very exciting and thrilling event
: to see. Can you believe that Skip Holm qulaified the Dago
: Red P-51 at 497 mph? I have also seen 4 airplanes haevily
: damaged since I have been here. Miss America, Strega, Cri
: tical Mass, and Czech Mate are out of the races. I believe
: that Tiger Destefani has retired from Racing as this was
: to be his last race anyway. The Bear was probably ready to
: fly today. It taxied around and ran for a while this morn
: ing but could get an FAA airworthiness inspection at the l
: ast minute after not haven flown in three years. If you ha
: ve ever seen Rare Bare fly, you know what a major disappoi
: ntment this is to myself and all of the fans. "September P
: ops" Seafury is making metal and will get an engine replac
: ement by tomorrow. Precious Metal qualified at 385mph.
: The Hughes H-1B replica flew in today and is as beautiful
: in person as in the pictures. The 2 F-104 Starfighters fle
: w in this afternoon. I cant wait to see their airshow perf
: ormance. B-25 Sunday Punch and Executive Sweet flew in. Th
: e Oshkosh winning Firefly is awesome! I have never seen on
: e before. P-51s Val Halla and Six Shooter flew in late thi
: s afternoon. Tony Banta's P-40 is on display and was as P-
: 51 "Section Eight". John Bagley's P-63 was moved over to t
: he other dispplay aircraft for the judging compitition. La
: st but not least, an A-26 flew in right before I left for
: the evening. We are still expecting a Corsair and Tigercat
: .
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